Craft v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Glenn Craft pled guilty to the charge of battery. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred by (1) accepting his guilty plea and (2) denying his motion to withdraw the guilty plea. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

The record shows that Craft was charged with the offense of battery after he intentionally caused visible bodily harm to his wife, Nicole Craft. Although the hearing in which Craft pled guilty to this offense was not transcribed, he did sign a written form “plea statement,” which was filed with the clerk of court on the same date it was signed by Craft.

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